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<i>The Morning of the Streltsy Execution</i>

The Morning of the Streltsy Execution

Painting by Vasily Surikov


The Morning of the Streltsy Execution is a painting by Vasily Ivanovich Surikov, painted in 1881. It illustrates the public execution after the Streltsy's failed attempted uprising before the walls of the Kremlin. It shows the display of power the Russian government had during the late years of the 17th century.[1]

Morning of the Streltsy Execution

The painting can be found at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.


References

  1. "Collection — GTG". www.tretyakovgallery.ru. Retrieved 2016-03-20.

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